Ancestor's and Me

My life just didn’t start when I was born

It is interwoven with those who have come before.

Many people make up who I am

Some I have met but for a few short years

Others have been gone long before I am

From far away lands they came to be

Looking for a better life for them and me

From all kinds of walks in life were they

But yet each has made an impact in some way

As my hair could be curly or straight

Or my eyes could be as dark as the night or as blue as the sky

My skin could be light or any shade in-between

My genes are what my ancestors gave to me

Whither it be shaping the county or shaping me

Their journey continues even in me